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Review over semester one
Question | Answer |
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What is the crust mostly made of? | |
What elements make up the earth? | Iron, Oxygen, Silicon, Magnesium, Sulfur, nickel |
What is the most abundant mineral earth? | Quartz |
What is the definition of mineral? | composed of matter other than plant or animal; "the inorganic mineral world" |
How does halite form? | Forms from evaporite deposits of salt. |
What are they major groups of of minerals? | 1) Native elements 2) Sulfides 3) Sulfosalts 4) Oxide and hydroxides 5)Halit and borates 6) carbonates 7) Nitrates and iodates 8)Phosphate 9)Sulfates 10) Tungstates and molybdates 11) Silicates |
What are the characteristics of native elements? |